This week’s edition of the America’s Voice podcast, “180 Days,” is now available. The weekly podcast covers what’s been happening in the weeks and months before the March 6, 2018 deadline for DACA. We cover the fight to protect Dreamers and pass the Dream Act – and other immigration...
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A series of media reports highlight the urgency people feel across the country to call on lawmakers to prioritize and protect Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by enacting a permanent legislative solution for 300,000+ TPS holders nationwide facing deportation. Advocates in Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, and California are urging Congress not to lose sight of TPS...
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Following the early morning passage and signing of a spending bill that does not resolve Dreamers’ urgent crisis and ahead of a promised Senate immigration debate next week, the following are assessments and reactions from Juan Escalante, Communications Manager of America’s Voice and a DACA recipient, as well as...
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America’s Voice The Latest Episode of Our Podcast, “Senate Fight Preview,” is Available Now TPS Holders Facing Deportation Make Their Voices Heard Across Country, Demand Congressional Action Juan Escalante and Frank Sharry on the Drive to Protect Dreamers English Inside Higher Ed Budget Deal Would Add Money, but Not...
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According to a new Pew Research report, ICE arrests in FY 2017 were up 30% nationwide over the previous year, marking a three-year high in which the largest percentage increases were in Florida, Dallas, and Oklahoma. According to the report: ICE made a total of 143,470 arrests in fiscal...
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Dreamers and advocates in seven Texas cities today took to the streets, dropping banners over highways and making it clear that Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is a “Dream Killer”. Sen. Cornyn is infamous in the immigration reform world for always saying nice things when it comes to immigrants and...
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“Heavenly Father will provide a way for you to be who He wanted you to be.” That’s the advice from her mother that Maleny Calderón, 20, a former Mormon missionary and Dreamer, holds deep in her heart when contemplating the possibility of losing her DACA status. Maleny recently returned...
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Ahead of today’s impending votes in both chambers of Congress on a negotiated spending bill, below is our vote recommendation: There are some 800,000 reasons why members of Congress who claim to stand with Dreamers should vote “no” on the spending bill to be voted on today. President Trump...
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America’s Voice Frank Sharry: “Vote for Dreamers. Stand up for what’s right. Vote no on this spending bill.” Pew Research Report: ICE Arrests Up 30% Nationwide in FY 2017 A Former Mormon Missionary’s Fear of Losing DACA Dreamers Take to the Streets in Texas, Call Cornyn a “Dream Killer”...
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Voten NO en el plan de gastos, a menos que incluya una solución para los Dreamers A continuación una declaración del director ejecutivo de America’s Voice, Frank Sharry, sobre los últimos acontecimientos en el Congreso en torno al acuerdo presupuestario e inmigración: “La hora de la verdad está por...
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